Parental responsibility.
Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 11.28.230
in effect11.28.230 - Parental responsibility.
A. It shall be unlawful for a parent of a juvenile to permit, either knowingly or negligently, the juvenile to remain in or on any public place, or private place without consent of the property owner, in Davidson County under circumstances not constituting an exception listed in Section 11.28.220 herein. The term "knowingly" includes knowledge that a parent should reasonably be expected to have concerning the whereabouts of a juvenile in that parent's legal custody. This requirement is intended to hold a neglectful or careless parent up to a reasonable community standard of parental responsibility through an objective test. It shall, therefore, be no defense that a parent was completely indifferent to the activities or conduct or whereabouts of such juvenile.
B. If a juvenile satisfies an exception under Section 11.28.220, the juvenile's parent may not be prosecuted under this parental responsibility section.
(Ord. BL2011-869 § 1, 2011)
Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/metro_government_of_nashville_and_davidson_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_TIT11PUPEMOWE_DIVIGERE_CH11.28OFAGMI_ARTIIJUCU_11.28.230PAREFetched: 10/28/2026